Health Visiting Team Leader

Central London Community Health Trust

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Job summary

Central London Community Healthcare (CLCH) is a thriving NHS Community Trust, providing services for nearly a million people across west and central London. Our mission is to give children a better start and adult's greater independence.

We are looking for experienced nurses with a real enthusiasm to manage the day-to-day, on-going delivery and development of the 0-19 years' service and teams within your remit. You will provide a service that is responsive, high quality, value for money and meets our contractual obligations.

You will work with clinical, pathway and professional leads to develop and re-design care pathways with other partners, implementing best practice and ensuring the maximum utilization of resources to benefit our patients.

In return we will provide you with the support and development you need to deliver excellent services within a Trust that is committed to putting patients, their carers and the public at the heart of everything we do. Working in close collaboration with GPs, Children's Centre's is a key component of the role.

For further details / informal visits please contact Carol Cork on 07944550263/Carol.Cork@nhs.netOr tolu-jeannette.lewis@nhs.net on 07813763361

Main duties of the job

To provide clinical and professional leadership and manage 0-19 public health nursing (health visiting and school nursing) teams, ensuring the delivery of a comprehensive and high quality needs led service

To plan, organize and evaluate an innovative public health service, and where appropriate, delegate to other members of the team to ensure delivery of a high quality service

To provide a skilled, effective and evidence based public health service to clients in a variety of community settings.

To work in collaboration with other health care and service providers to ensure seamless delivery of services for clients and communities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full roles and responsibilities.

About us

Just as we care about our patients' wellbeing, we care about yours!

We can offer you:

A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
Single occupancy accommodation in Central London - (we can help you find accommodation in London, support you with your deposit)
Support with gaining your driving license *T&C's apply
Car lease scheme *T&C's apply
Flexible working options
Annual travel card loan
Training, support and development in your career

To have a full look at our benefits and what it's like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits

Date posted

18 October 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£43,742 to £50,056 a year Per Annum, inclusive of HCAS

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

824-INNER-10608

Job locations

Richford Gate Primary Care Centre

49, Richford Street, Hammersmith And Fulham

London

W6 7HY

Job description

Job responsibilities

To act as a clinical resource and provide clinical management and professional leadership for the 0-19 team, which supports and facilitates the development of the public health service

To provide a skilled, effective and evidence based service to clients in a variety of community settings to include, school, home, GP, childrens Centre and community clinics.

Any clinical responsibilities provided must be delivered within the professional area of expertise i.e. health visiting or school nursing

To have an overview of the profiled health needs for the local community ensuring that the 0-19 service meets the needs of the local population, that resources are utilised effectively and any service gaps identified and addressed.

To support the identification, prioritisation and implementation of health assessments, programmes of care, to ensure the delivery of the healthy child programme

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full roles and responsibilities.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To act as a clinical resource and provide clinical management and professional leadership for the 0-19 team, which supports and facilitates the development of the public health service

To provide a skilled, effective and evidence based service to clients in a variety of community settings to include, school, home, GP, childrens Centre and community clinics.

Any clinical responsibilities provided must be delivered within the professional area of expertise i.e. health visiting or school nursing

To support the identification, prioritisation and implementation of health assessments, programmes of care, to ensure the delivery of the healthy child programme

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full roles and responsibilities.

Person Specification

Education/Qualification

Essential

Registered Nurse/Registered Midwife
Specialist Community Public Health Nurse qualification- school nursing or health visiting BSc or diploma
Current NMC registration
Evidence of continuing post-registration education and training
Mentor training
IT Literate

Desirable

PHSE credited course
Evidence of other post registration education and training in specialist areas e.g. Epilepsy, allergies

Person Specification

Education/Qualification

Essential

Registered Nurse/Registered Midwife
Specialist Community Public Health Nurse qualification- school nursing or health visiting BSc or diploma
Current NMC registration
Evidence of continuing post-registration education and training
Mentor training
IT Literate

Desirable

PHSE credited course
Evidence of other post registration education and training in specialist areas e.g. Epilepsy, allergies

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.